Architecture and construction
The construction complex of Kalmykia accounts for approximately 200 organizations, state-run, municipal, provate and mixed. The material and technical base of the construction organizations is made by the buildings, structures, transmission installations, equipment, transportation vehicles, various production items and other resources. In view of the economic crisis the stock of the major machinery and equipment is renewed very slowly.
In the period from 1996 to the first half of 2002 no object of industrial purpose have been put into operation.
There is an observed reorientation of investments to the construction of non industrial units:
- extension of school #2 in Troitskoye for 300 seats;
- khurul (temple) "Syakusn Syume";
- memorial to the victim of political repressions in Elista;
- reconstructed:
- stadium "Uralan";
- palace of culture in Komsomolsky;
- children's and juvenile sports school in Yashalta;
- reserve field of "Spartak" stadium.
A decree of the President of the Republic of Kalmykia "On the republic's presidential program Dwelling 2001" was issued on January 2001 in order to broaden residential construction.
The successful solution of the republican presidential program "Dwelling 2001" meets the interests of the enterprise managers, ministries and departments as it solves a very important social problem. It is a long-term program.
The first year of the program's realization showed an essential growth of the residential construction, especially in the rural areas. The total of 810 apartments with the overall area of 76.8 thousand sq. meters have been built.
Realization of the program required the ministries, departments, enterprises and organizations to carry out a serious amount of work to draw non-budget financing sources to the residential construction. As the result the financing of the program in 2001from all the sources (excluding individual builders) reached 200 million rubles.
Much attention is given to mortgage. Mortgage crediting is designed to be accepted by the whole industry and bring the most use to the industrial construction and individual builders.
The president's decree dated 08.05.2001 #69 "On the state support for the population in building and purchasing housing" approved the Development Concept of mortgage crediting in the Republic of Kalmykia. The People's Khural (Parliament) of the Republic of Kalmykia adopted the law "On the development of long-term housing crediting in the Republic of Kalmykia".
It is planned to attract credit funds of banks, personal finds of citizens and non-budget sources.
Since 2001 the realization of the republic's program "Dwelling 2001" considerably improved the amounts of contracted works and output of construction materials. The amount of produced reinforced concrete assembly products exceeded the level of 1996 by 4 times.
Open Joint-Stock Company "Spetsstroy-1" implemented production of windows and doors from metal-base laminate. In 2001 the amount of windows and doors produced on this technology reached 1thousand sq/ meters.
The production of local construction materials aims at producing quality ceramic and silicate bricks, increasing the output of claydite gravel. The possibility of producing cellular blocks and other effective materials is studied now.
The look of Elista, the capital of Kalmykia, is transformed into a new unique look of "oriental beauty". It is became regular to build "soaring roofs", thoroughly designed fronts of stores, cafes, offices altering the look from the faceless commonness.
City Chess ("New Vasyuki") built in 1998 to host the World Chess Olympiad became the magnificent monument of modern architecture. It is a whole complex: Chess palace, a unique conceptual and engineering five story building, press-center, a number of first-class hotels, bars, restaurants, cottages, meeting the European standards. Besides, the city was equipped by the modern means of communications, access roads. On the completion of the Olympiad all these came to the possession of the city and undoubtedly enriched the social infrastructure of Elista.
International sculpture contests held in Elista attracted many sculptors from Russia and other countries. Their artistic compositions embellished many alleys and gardens of our city. But the main point was the beginning of artistic movement in Kalmykia giving birth the wealth of the new architectural solutions for the city.
Over 7 years ago the President of the Republic of Kalmykia took the decision on restoration of the fountain in the city center near the House of Government, this fountain "Boy and Dragon" became the favorite recreation site for the city dwellers.
The spiritual life of the republic is characterized by the unprecedented interest to Buddhism. In honor of 60th anniversary of His Holiness Dalai Lama a statue of Buddha was built in the center of the city. The majestic temple "Syakusn Syume", Kazan cathedral, a monument dedicated to the unfair exile of Kalmyk people, Elista Arbat, "Golden Gate" numerous sculptures and artistic compositions gave our city a unique look.
A special attention in our city is given to the preservation of architectural monuments and monuments and obelisks in memory of the warriors perished for the Motherland. One of such historical and cultural places is the Alley of Heros. It was founded in 1965 and dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War. In its center one can see the portraits of our landspeople awarded with the medals Hero of Soviet Union, Hero of Socialist Labor and Hero of Russia. In July 2001 the gallery was added with the portrait of Kalmykia's native, the commander of the submarine "Kursk", Hero of Russia Gennady Lyachin.
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